# Hercle

> Transfer instantly. Trade globally.

Hercle is an infrastructure platform that provides cross-border payment rails and digital asset trading services for banks, brokers, fintechs, and payment providers.

Hercle connects fiat currencies, stablecoins, and digital assets within a single infrastructure layer that financial institutions can access through APIs or direct integrations. Clients can execute buy/sell orders for digital assets, convert between fiat and stablecoins, process cross-border payins and payouts, and settle transactions in near real-time across multiple markets. Compliance and AML controls are embedded within the platform architecture.

- Type: Company
- Sector: Finance
- Status: Active
- Founded: 2019-01-01
- Profile: https://thegrid.id/profiles/hercle

## Products

- [Hercle](https://thegrid.id/profiles/hercle): Hercle is a B2B infrastructure platform providing institutional trading and cross-border payment settlement services. The trading component enables institutions to buy and sell digital assets through principal trading or third-party exchange execution, with on/off ramps between fiat currencies and stablecoins across multiple currencies. The payments component delivers cross-border payment rails connecting fiat currencies, stablecoins, and digital assets across multiple markets, supporting payins, payouts, real-time settlement, and virtual accounts. The platform is accessible via API, web interface, OMS integrations, and messaging channels, with embedded AML and KYC compliance controls throughout. (Payments Infrastructure & Orchestration, Live, Main Product)

## Links

- [Main](https://hercle.com)
- [Blog](https://hercle.com/insights)
- [Privacy policy](https://hercle.com/privacy)
- [Terms of Service](https://hercle.com/terms)
- [LinkedIn](https://linkedin.com/company/hercle)
- [Twitter / X](https://x.com/herclegroup)

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